Manager of Engineering, Autonomy Capabilities (R5412)

What you'll do

• Manage, coach, hire, and develop autonomy engineers while owning team delivery and organizational health.
• Set technical direction and guide development of motion planning, tactical behaviors, multi-agent coordination, track fusion, and target assignment.
• Lead software integration, testing, validation, and field deployment in simulation, hardware-in-the-loop, and live test environments.

What they ask for

• BS in a related technical field with 7 years of relevant experience; or 5 years with a master’s degree; or 4 years with a PhD; or equivalent practical experience.
• Experience leading and developing engineers and delivering a technical team or capability from design through integration, validation, and field delivery.
• Significant robotics or autonomous-systems experience and strong proficiency in C++ for production-quality real-time, robotics, or autonomy software.
• Experience with unmanned systems and autonomy simulation or software-/hardware-in-the-loop testing; ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. SECRET security clearance.

Nice to have

• Direct people-management experience, including performance management, hiring, feedback, and employee development.
• Experience with tactical autonomy for defense applications, multi-agent coordination, unmanned-platform integration, or disconnected environments.

Pay

USD 236,160–354,240 (per-year-salary) (base salary)

Tools

C++, UCI, OMS

AI focus

Develops autonomy for unmanned platforms, including tactical behaviors, motion planning, multi-agent coordination, track fusion, and perception-aware decision-making.